Provider Corner

2021/2023 E/M Guidelines/Toolkit

• EM Toolkit
• EM Description and Medical Necessity for Office/Outpatient services
• EM Prolonged Office or Outpatient E/M Visits
• EM Prolonged Inpatient E/M Visits
• EM Changes FAQs

Physician Documentation & Billing FAQ

1. Can the assistant surgeon, who is not a resident, dictate the operative report?
2. What are the documentation requirements for the teaching physician when billing a discharge service?
3. I heard that Medicare is now covering preventive services. How does that work?
4. What is the correct coding for billing flu shots?
5. What are the requirements for using a scribe? Can anyone act as a scribe?
6. Are there guidelines for the use of copy-paste in the Medical Record?

EMTALA

• Q&A for LLUMC Physicians 
• EMTALA Sample Cases for FMG Physicians
• ED to ED Transfer Protocol
• Policy O-12: Emergency Care and Transfer Provisions: Emergency Department to Emergency Department 

Physician and NPP Educational Topics

• Split/Shared Billing Guidance
• Split/Shared Physician Quick Reference
• Non-Physician Practitioner Billing Grid
• Inappropriate Usage of Copy/Paste/Cloning
• Photography Guidelines
• Taking Patient Photographs – Summary
• Use of Photographs for Non-Treatment purposes – Quick Decision Tool
• Patient Photographs - FAQs
• FPS Teaching/Resident Documentation Requirements
• Critical Care in a Teaching Setting
• Pre-Op vs. Pre-operative clearance
• G2211 – Tip Sheet

LL Medical Student Documentation for Billing

• LL Documentation Provided by a Medical Student – Provider Tip Sheet
• LL Documentation Provided by a Medical Student – Provider Quick Tips
• Proper Use of Student Documentation for Billing Services
• Review Deficiency WQs for Medical Student Documentation – Quick Start Guide for staff